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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 1, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 9, 2019, 2:17 PM EDT for 4 counties in New York. It was in force for 28 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 9, 2019, 2:17 PM EDT (18:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 9, 2019, 2:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.88 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Albany County, NY, Montgomery County, NY, Schenectady County, NY, Schoharie County, NY
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 21 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 236 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 714 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Albany, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Apr 9, 2:15 PM EDT, 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 9, 2:15 PM EDT, 2 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 9, 10:42 AM EDT, 3 hours 35 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Albany NY 1042 AM EDT Tue Apr 9 2019 CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-041>043-053-054-060-061-065-066-083- 084-VTZ013>015-101100- Northern Litchfield-Southern Litchfield-Northern Berkshire- Southern Berkshire-Northern Herkimer-Hamilton-Northern Saratoga- Northern Warren-Northern Washington-Western Rensselaer- Eastern Rensselaer-Western Columbia-Eastern Columbia- Western Dutchess-Eastern Dutchess-Southeast Warren- Southern Washington-Bennington-Western Windham-Eastern Windham- 1042 AM EDT Tue Apr 9 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwestern Connecticut, western Massachusetts, The southern Adirondacks, Lake George Saratoga Region, Taconics and southern Vermont. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Scattered non severe thunderstorms are expected this afternoon. Some thunderstorms could produce gusty winds and small hail. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. NYZ038>040-047>052-058-059-063-064-082-101100- Southern Herkimer-Southern Fulton-Montgomery-Schoharie- Western Schenectady-Eastern Schenectady-Southern Saratoga- Western Albany-Eastern Albany-Western Greene-Eastern Greene- Western Ulster-Eastern Ulster-Northern Fulton- 1042 AM EDT Tue Apr 9 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Mohawk Valley, Capital Region, Hudson Valley, Schoharie Valley and eastern Catskills. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. There is a marginal risk of severe thunderstorms this afternoon. Scattered thunderstorms are expected that could produce gusty winds and small hail. A wind gust to 58 mph and isolated hail larger than a half inch cannot be ruled out but most of the thunderstorm activity is expected to be non severe. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 9, 1:27 PM EDT, 50 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Albany NY 127 PM EDT Tue Apr 9 2019 NYZ033-041-042-082-091800- Hamilton-Northern Fulton-Northern Warren-Northern Saratoga- 127 PM EDT Tue Apr 9 2019 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN HAMILTON...WEST CENTRAL WARREN...NORTHWESTERN SARATOGA AND NORTHEASTERN FULTON COUNTIES... At 127 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 8 miles southwest of Sacandaga Campground, or 16 miles north of Gloversville, moving east at 40 mph. Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail are possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Edinburg, Northville, Wells, Sacandaga Campground, Harrisburg, Hope, Benson, West Day, Hope Falls, Tenantville, Blackbridge, Bakertown, Whitehouse, Maple Grove, Clarkville and Upper Benson. LAT...LON 4320 7449 4337 7449 4351 7403 4323 7402 TIME...MOT...LOC 1727Z 258DEG 37KT 4328 7441 JEC
Special weather statement, Apr 9, 1:53 PM EDT, 24 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
153 PM EDT Tue Apr 9 2019
NYZ039>041-047>050-082-083-091830-
Southern Fulton-Eastern Schenectady-Schoharie-Northern Fulton-Western
Schenectady-Montgomery-Southeast Warren-Southern Saratoga-Northern
Saratoga-
153 PM EDT Tue Apr 9 2019
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT WESTERN SCHENECTADY...
SOUTHERN WARREN...NORTHWESTERN SARATOGA...EASTERN FULTON...NORTHERN
SCHOHARIE AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES...
At 153 PM EDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were located
along a line extending from Northampton Beach Public Campground to
Ames. Movement was east at 45 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail are possible with these
storms.
Locations impacted include...
Amsterdam, Gloversville, Johnstown, Cobleskill, Canajoharie, Fonda,
Glenville, Corinth, Broadalbin, Hagaman, Edinburg, Northville,
Schoharie, Richmondville, Mayfield, Sharon Springs, Fort Johnson,
Galway, Ames and Northampton Beach Public Campground.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 88 between exits 20 and 23.
Interstate 90 between exits 27 and 29.
LAT...LON 4322 7430 4322 7422 4325 7422 4326 7414
4330 7369 4264 7429 4264 7463 4274 7467
4283 7465 4284 7468
TIME...MOT...LOC 1753Z 269DEG 38KT 4317 7417 4281 7459
JECLocal storm report, Apr 9, 1:59 PM EDT, 18 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 1:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Fulton | 33 min |
| Apr 9, 1:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Montgomery | 37 min |
| Apr 9, 2:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Rensselaer, Saratoga | 49 min |
| Apr 9, 2:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Albany | 32 min |
| Apr 9, 2:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Greene | 23 min |
| Apr 9, 3:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Albany | 47 min |
| Apr 9, 3:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Rensselaer | 30 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.